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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of "Do Not Despair This Country," what does Lalami say must be overturned?
(a) Restrictive voting policies.
(b) The Muslim ban.
(c) Roe v. Wade.
(d) The militarization of borders.

2. What job does Lalami discuss in "Inheritance" which she got right after grad school?
(a) Marketing Coordinator at a local non-profit.
(b) News Anchor at CBS.
(c) Editorial writer at Channel One News.
(d) Advertising sales at The L.A. Times.

3. How much was Lalami's first apartment in Los Angeles, which she describes at the start of "Caste"?
(a) $2500/month.
(b) $950/month.
(c) $150/month.
(d) $450/month.

4. What does Lalami write happened to Blasey Ford after she came forward?
(a) Her husband left her.
(b) She was fired.
(c) Her friends shunned her.
(d) She began receiving death threats.

5. Which Amendment, passed in 1868, gave Blacks citizenship status?
(a) The 5th Amendment.
(b) The 4th Amendment.
(c) The 1st Amendment.
(d) The 14th Amendment.

6. In "Do Not Despair This Country," who does Lalami say voting rights should be extended to in the U.S.?
(a) Prisoners and those with felony records.
(b) Dual citizens.
(c) People under 18.
(d) Undocumented immigrants.

7. What does Lalami say about Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett at the end of "Caste"?
(a) They have more wealth than 160 million other Americans.
(b) They are not as wealthy as people think.
(c) They worked hard for their money.
(d) They have used their wealth for the greater good.

8. What issue did Lalami encounter in her first apartment in L.A.?
(a) Mice.
(b) A flea infestation.
(c) Cockroaches.
(d) A leaky ceiling.

9. In "Caste," what does Lalami cite as an example of policy which worked to oppress the Black vote?
(a) The implementation of poll taxes.
(b) Banning Black people from voting if white people were in line.
(c) Sending Black people to separate voting stations that were often too far to get to.
(d) Only advertising election days and time to white people.

10. "Inheritance" opens with Christine Blasey Ford testifying against whom?
(a) Jeffrey Epstein.
(b) Brett Kavanaugh.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Clarence Thomas.

11. What is a question Lalami says is often asked when women accuse a man of sexual assault years after it is said to have occurred?
(a) Has she thought of how this might impact his family?
(b) Why would she try to damage his reputation after so many years?
(c) Why did they not say something sooner?
(d) What did she do to encourage it?

12. What term did Peggy McIntosh term which refers to “a range of systemic unearned advantages that benefit white people” (98).
(a) White power.
(b) White privilege.
(c) White anxiety.
(d) White fragility.

13. In "Inheritance," what does Lalami say happened when she chose to write about being sexually harassed in her editor's office years earlier?
(a) Others began to share their stories.
(b) The columnist's identity was discovered and he was fired.
(c) Many readers offered emotionally support.
(d) A reader quickly questioned her honesty.

14. In what year was citizenship extended to Native Americans?
(a) 1924.
(b) 1724.
(c) 1864.
(d) 2014.

15. According to Lalami in "Tribe," Blacks are disproportionately denied mortgage loans compared to their white counterparts despite what act?
(a) The Fair Housing Act.
(b) The Homestead Act.
(c) The Equitable Homes Act.
(d) The Equal Access Act.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lalami's brother required to do as an adolescent that Lalami was not?

2. At the start of "Tribe," Lalami states that white people tend to be uncomfortable discussing what subject?

3. In "Inheritance," Lalami writes that she and her brother were treated the same until she turned what age?

4. What Jefferson quote does Lalami note at the end of "Do Not Despair This Country"?

5. What similarity does Lalami note between Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh's testimony?

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